Time intervals

Because greek days last longer, it is always good to know the whole panoply of terms that describe them.

η αυγή - the dawn
when the sky is no longer completely dark

η ανατολή - the sunrise
when the sun appears above the horizon

το πρωί - the morning

το μεσημέρι - the midday
around 12.00

το απόγευμα - the afternoon

το βράδυ - the evening

το ηλιοβασίλεμα - the sunset
when the sun disappears below the horizon

το λυκόφως - the twilight
when the sky remains bright and blue after sunset

η νύχτα - the night

Note: The word for sunrise also means the east, so you can precised the east "of sun" for sunrise: η ανατολή του ήλιου